New York

c. 1942

Helen Levitt

Associated Names
Helen Levitt

Artist, American, 1913 - 2009

This is a photograph of a group of children playing on a city street. The children, dressed in warm coats and hats, are holding hands and appear to be laughing. They are in a tight circle in the foreground, with a city street in the background featuring early 20th-century architecture, brick buildings, windows, and a parked car. Other individuals can be seen walking or standing at various distances along the street, adding depth to the image. The photograph is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and David Robinson

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 21.9 x 15 cm (8 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.35.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Phillips, Sandra S. and Maria Morris Hambourg. Helen Levitt. Exh. cat. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1991, pl.29.

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: Helen Levitt; all by later hands, in graphite: upper right verso: 175; upper center verso: New York 1942 circa; center verso: 13 (in square); lower right verso: $2500

Wikidata ID

Q64154935

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